A founder who is raising sent you a link to their SeedForge Profile. SeedForge is what they used to put the whole company on one page: the deck, a short description, the team, and the documents behind them. You need no account, and there is nothing to pay.
The message came from the founder
It was sent from the founder's own LinkedIn account.
The founder read it and approved it before it went out. SeedForge drafted it from their own material.
Your reply arrives in the founder's LinkedIn inbox. SeedForge also processes the conversation to track outreach replies and outcomes. Anything you get back is written or approved by the founder before it reaches you.
SeedForge takes no share of any investment.
If you are a founder rather than an investor, you may have been asked for an introduction to a fund you have raised from. That request works the same way. It came from a founder, from their account, and they approved it before it was sent.
What you see when you open the link
1. The profile. The company name, the stage and the target, the deck already open at the top, a short description, and the team with their track record. Nothing is asked of you before the page loads, unless the founder chose to require an email on this link.
2. The documents, if you want them. Under the profile sit the deck and any other documents the founder attached to this link. They open in the page, and what you read is the founder's own material.
SeedForge shows you what the founder published and leaves the judgment to you.
What the founder can see about your visit
The same as a DocSend link. The founder can see that their link was opened, which sections and deck pages were read, and how long you spent. That is the whole of it. Nothing about you reaches the founder that you did not give them.
Documents work the same way as DocSend too. The deck and any other documents open in the page for you to read. A founder can also allow the deck to be downloaded from their link. Screenshots are always possible and we make no claim otherwise.
A founder can choose to require an email on a link. That setting starts switched off, so a link opens with nothing asked of you unless the founder turned it on.
What this costs you
Nothing. There is no account, no subscription and no paywall on a link a founder sends you. After the trial, the founder pays SeedForge $10 per confirmed call booked or warm intro offered. The intro offer can come from a portfolio founder or an investor offering their own introduction to another investor. SeedForge takes nothing on an investment.
If you want to know more about the company behind the link, it is seedforge.com.
If you would rather not be contacted
Write to support@seedforge.com and we will add you to our do not contact list, and SeedForge outreach will stop reaching you. The same address handles any request about your data.
Quick answers
Do I need an account, or to pay anything, to open the link?
No. The profile opens straight away. You are asked for an email only if the founder turned that requirement on for this link.
Did a person write the message I received?
Yes. SeedForge drafted it from the founder's material, the founder read, approved it or edited it, and it was sent from their own LinkedIn account. Your reply goes to the founder.
Can the founder see that I opened it?
Yes, the same way a DocSend link works. They see the link was opened, which sections and deck pages were read, and how long you spent.
Can I download the deck?
The deck opens in the page, the same as a DocSend link. Some founders allow download on their link; if you see no download button, ask the founder for a copy.
Does SeedForge take a fee if I invest?
No. After the trial, the founder pays $10 per confirmed call booked or warm intro offered. Nothing is charged on an investment, and SeedForge is never in the meeting.
How do I stop receiving these?
Write to support@seedforge.com and we will add you to our do not contact list.